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A new Internet lobbying group today unveiled its full membership roster, which includes heavy-hitters like LinkedIn, Facebook, Google, and Yahoo.

Since its inception in July, reports have placed Google, Facebook, Amazon, and eBay among the Internet Association's supporters, but the group did not officially announce its lineup until today.

The Internet Association represents the interests of the online economy and the vast community of Web users, with the help of 14 Internet companies, including Amazon, AOL, eBay, Expedia, Facebook, Google, IAC, LinkedIn, Monster Worldwide, Rackspace, salesforce.com, TripAdvisor, Yahoo, and Zynga.

While these companies generally compete in the marketplace, Internet Association CEO Michael Beckerman said they understand the need to preserve the Web.

"They recognize the Internet needs a unified voice in Washington," Beckerman said in a statement. "They understand the future of the Internet is at stake and that we must work together to protect it."

The Association will run on three platforms  protecting Internet freedom, fostering innovation and economic growth, and empowering users, all by engaging in direct advocacy and educating policymakers.

The group's formal launch has also garnered support from the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT). "The Internet Association represents companies at the forefront of the Internet revolution that are fueling new opportunities for economic growth, civic engagement, and free expression in every state in the nation," CDT president Leslie Harris said in a statement.

The Association may have a friend in the recently formed Internet Defense League, which carries a similar goal: When the group detects a threat to the Web  likely via objectionable legislation  it sends supporters a snippet of code to add to their website to help organize a mass protest.

Stephanie began as a PCMag reporter in May 2012. She moved to New York City from Frederick, Md., where she worked for four years as a multimedia reporter at the second-largest daily newspaper in Maryland. She interned at Baltimore magazine and graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania (in the town of Indiana, in the state of Pennsylvania) with a degree in journalism and mass communications.
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